power through self-expression
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Sakr, Naomi > (ed.)
- Contributor
- Abu-Fadil, Magda
- Publish Year
- 2004
- Shelfmark
- B6197 - B
- Thesaurus
- media, islam, mensenrechten, empowerment, journalistiek, internet, Midden-Oosten, bundel
- Description
- The changing media and the empowering of women in the Middle East are described. The authors analyses Iran's women's press, Maghrebi women filmmakers and Egyptian political films, Palestinian TV and Hezbollah's television station, Al-Manar. It takes as its starting point the diverse experiences and multi-layered identities of women and treats media institutions and practices as part of wider power relations in society. By analysing media production, consumption and texts, it reveals where and how gender boundaries have been established or crossed.